I would not attempt this without a serious dolly with straps

if its cold outside let the game sit and get warmed up before you start a game...just in case game was sitting in elements for awhile

I just cut the box too, there are very good unpacking instructions inside the box on top.

Basically you cutoff the side of the box that exposes the bottom of the game, put the front legs on the game an d tip it right out of the box. It was a peice of cake. Moving it is another story, I got mine in the house by myself but it wasn't easy! Also lifting the back to put on the back legs was a bitch even with two people! It's a heavy sucker. Also if you don't notice the note on the glass about the packing material inside behind playfield make sure you take the glass off and remove that packing material. It can damage the monkey mech and that is not on the instruction sheet as of yet I don't think...

Great Game Congrats!!!!

You may find it does not fit through some doorways in the box, even with doors removed. I had to un-box my standard in a hallway then get through a narrow door. The box dimensions are on jjp website I believe. It is very heavy, but if you don't have any major stairs etc, it is doable with 2 people. One on the hand truck, the other guiding from the front.

I cut the box with it standing on end, (Backbox side down). That makes it easy to put on front legs, stand it up, then put on back legs. Again, a google search on Pinball un-boxing will show videos on youtube that go through the process. The manual is on disc, no paper manual was provided, at least with a standard, not sure on LE.

Just read the first section of the manual and pay attention to the instructions taped to the playfield glass. Even though your dolly isn't for appliances, it will work. I would make sure to have some cheap harbor freight straps to strap whatever you're moving to the dolly. Take your time and you'll be fine.

http://support.jerseyjackpinball.com/downloads/woz/Wizard_of_Oz_Manual_2_2_Oct_2013.pdf

If you don't care about keeping the box, leave it standing up. Cut open the side that says "truck this side."

This might be one of those deals where if you had your location show up when you post, someone close might reach out to come help you.

Good luck.

The directions should be in plastic pouch on outside of box, at least that's how mine was I believe.

And you and another guy should have no problem with a dolly. I was way to impatient when I received mine and couldn't wait 4 hours till one of my friends could help so decided to put it on dolly and take down basement by myself. I DO NOT recommend trying that! It sucked major arse but once I got passed first step no turning back! Lol!

You'll be lucky if the carrier leaves it anywhere besides the street. It will be fine on a regular hand truck with a helper and without stairs. If you want to keep the box, get yourself 8' of schedule 40 (the thick kind) of 1" PVC pipe, hack it into pieces an inch or two wider than the game. Lay the box down, open the top, remove the stuff packed on to and beside the game, then lift the game up, push a PVC under the game far as you can and another closer to the front. Pull the game out with the game on the PVC like they are rollers. If you don't want to keep the box, just cut it away from the game.

Whoa! Don't take it out! It's worth more in the box!

Except my dopey one.....

We unboxed mine in my friends front room, went up about 10 steps to his front door, would not recommend even trying it without at least 2 people, we had 3 and it was tough!!

The actual unboxing was pretty easy, just put it on the rug, truck side down, opened the top of the box and slid the game out, (I wanted to keep the box) From there pretty standard, front legs first then back, (get help picking it up to put the back legs on unless you like the emergency ward ). Best piece of advice I can give you is to take your time, we rushed because about 10 people were there saying "hurry up we want to play it", and subsequently missed the part about the shipping blocks in the back of the playfield. Luckily didn't do any damage, but easily could have.

Enjoy your game, it rocks!!!

Congrats. I'm just glad to hear that someone is getting one. 90 days (ish) is progressing along and no word yet for me.

But... getting one from where?

Touche. Good point. Hopefully he bought back in May or June of 2011 and not from someone else.

I too am really glad that a WOZLE is shipping. I know I still have more time to go but...

Show some pics when you can....Congrats.

U. S. Grant might help the delivery guy get it into the house. He's a very influential gent.

Be sure to put soft washrags or hand towels under whatever straps you use where they hit the edges of the cabinet. The straps will chew the hell out of your artwork of your cabinet or powdercoated side rails.

That's what she said!

Turns out Jar Jar IS God. Hysterical!

This is standard, and it works pretty easily. But you WILL need 2 people to lift the back (onto a stool/support) to get the back legs off. This coming from a guy who had no problem handling my WWFRR by myself.

This isn't the standard way, and if you don't want to 'preserve' the box (LOL), then it is easiest to keep it upright and cut the 'truck' side of the box down. The instructions provided are pretty good. But yeah, do take our time!

I hope you get one that was made between October and now.

It is a great pin. Enjoy it!

Make sure that the delivery truck has a lift gate. If it does not, you will have no way of getting it down. Secondly, the game comes in a box with a pallet built in on the bottom. Dolly it into your house while it is still in the box while putting the dolly on the 'Truck this Side' side of the box. The game will be easier to handle if you leave it standing up. After you open the box, take out the legs and other packing materials. In that group of items, you will find instructions for assembling the game. The instructions aren't that clear in some parts, so it may take a while to get it together.
Howie

Damn, opened this thread thinking LE production has finally resumed, but find out it was another LE bought off the shelf. C'mon Jack, - WTF?!
Not to derail the OP - congrats on the game, and on not having to go through all the pre-order BS. You may have paid a bit more, but the agony saved is priceless.
Well played!

I got mine down a stairways in the box. Even with a "jog" at the top of the stairway. There were three of us. We used an appliance dolly. The trick was we had a "refrigerator" strap and the guy at the top guided it. Two of us at the bottom simply glided it down the stairs.

JJP's website has the instructions for set up posted. We slid it out of the box, no reason to cut the box apart. When you get it up on the legs and ready to go, remember to remove the foam blocks that cushion the playfield. It helps to have a couple friends around when you set it up on the legs, it is heavy.

Enjoy the journey.

I would think you keep this one going

I just slid my WOZ down the stairs right in the box. I had a buddy help me, but once you get it going, you really only need one person below it to control the descent. This is how I do it with all my NIB pins.

I think I'll take this approach on my next NIB! I've always used a dolly but this sounds pretty simple. Thanks!

The packing material is at the back of the playfield between the pf and cabinet. It is only visible if you slide the pf out like in your picture. It was attached to the pf or cabinet I forget but there are two pieces of foam attached there you need to remove.

Before you play your game, you need to find the packing material so that it doesn't muck up your monkey mechanism. You have to pull out the playfield and look behind the end of it. There should be two foam blocks back there behind the back wall of the playfield.

Oops, too late. I just got mine before Christmas and they were still included.

arcadenerd, what is the build date?
Does it have the white LEDs? Serial number?

Thanks

As I recall it is on the sides. It is grey so not that obvious and not that visible. Mine was a 31 Oct build. I did not see it at first.

Enjoy the game it is a blast!

With a build date in December it should have the white LEDs which are the 7.5 volt version.

Not all that close to the monkey I don't think so look towards the ends of the pf.

serial number?